Do you have the severe case of insomnia?

SPC Eddie "Nemo" Aiumu — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:45:14 -0400

I have a very severe case of insomnia. But instead of letting it beat me. I use it to my advantage. I currently drive for LYFT when I cant sleep,you choose when you drive and when to stop. Its a great stress reliever for me at least. By the end of the night I'm tired and I'm out as soon as I get in bed. And oh yeah, I make money! In 24 hours (same amount of time we use to be on staff duty) I made $340.00 . You cant beat that.That income I net goes into whatever I want to use it. Why let something so petty beat you down? I'm not. Plus I get to meet cool people and other veterans who hold corporate jobs. And I also promote to them joining Rally Point. You'd be surprise how many aren't aware of this awesome online community.
What are you doing to beat it or take advantage of it?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 14 at 2016 11:46 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 May 2016 23:46:43 -0400

Thank God for 24 hour gyms!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 10:03 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 10:03:53 -0400

I take advantage of my insomnia by using the extra time I'm not sleeping to put extra effort into my school work. My insomnia is a huge reason why I have been maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made May 16 at 2016 8:05 PM

Capt Tom Brown — Mon, 16 May 2016 20:05:06 -0400

SPC Eddie "Nemo" Aiumu Are you still in Orlando? Lyft & Uber left Austin because the city started to require all divers to obtain fingerprints as part of the background screening conducted by Lyft & Uber. SEcondly, I imagine depending on how many miles you drive in your example you had to fill up yr tank? Also, I found out the hard way that a person has to pay income tax and SS tax on extra money earned like that. It was added on top of my normal income and taxed at the highest rate so I ended up netting not too much. Luckily I am still able to sleep pretty well so don't have to worry about that..

Response by Sgt Michael Lefort made Sep 26 at 2019 2:30 AM

Sgt Michael Lefort — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 02:30:31 -0400

Here's a good one for you. My insomnia came on gradually, light sleep, barely into the REM stage, the awareness that I wasn't asleep. Then I would lie there for hours getting more frustrated, as I tried to fall asleep. So, I got up. messed around on the computer, writing fan fiction, did housework. I could hear my wife snoring in the bedroom, gradually I plopped in front of the TV. I thought about driving but, I've developed some Narcoleptic quirks. I fall asleep everywhere; driving the car; mowing the lawn, reading on the computer. I fall, crash into counters, furniture, floors. So I can't drive, I have to be chauffeured by my wife and son. I sleep for about three hours a day, in one or two hour increments. My Narcoleptic naps last about a minute, so they don't count as sleep.